Charles Darwin1809–1882The quotations of
Charles Darwin
English naturalist and biologist
1809–1882
22 quotes, most often on Science, Nature and Life & Death. Part of the Scientists collection.
- “Notebook N” (1838) page 36
A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections,—a mere heart of stone.
Letter to T.H. Huxley, 9 July 1857, More Letters of Charles Darwin, Francis Darwin and A.C. Seward, editors (1903) volume I, chapter II: “Evolution, 1844-1858”, page 98- Autobiography (1958), page 70
As for a future life, every man must judge for himself between conflicting vague probabilities.
The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin (1887), volume I, chapter VIII: “Religion”, page 307; letter to an unidentified German student (1879)- Recollection by E. Ray Lankester, from his essay “Charles Robert Darwin” in C.D. Warner, editor, Library of the World’s Best Literature: Ancient and Modern (R.S. Peale & J.A. Hill, New York, 1896) volume 2, pages 4835-4393, at page 4391
Man still bears in his bodily frame the indelible stamp of his lowly origin.
The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex (1871), XXI. General Summary and Conclusion, 1st ed. (1871) p. 405- The Descent of Man (1871) volume I, “Introduction”, p. 3
Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge.
The Descent of Man (1871) volume I, “Introduction”, p. 3- Letter to J.D. Hooker, 29 March 1863
- Letter to J.D. Hooker, 13 July 1856
- “Notebook C” (1838), pp. 196–197
- Letter to Henry Fawcett (18 September 1861), in Life of Henry Fawcett (1885) by Leslie Stephen, pp. 100-101
- The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin (1887), volume II, chapter VII: “The ‘Origin of Species’”, pages 311-312; letter to Asa Gray (22 May 1860)
Often credited to Charles Darwin
Quotes often credited to Charles Darwin that were said or written by someone else.
